Sewing-awl.



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JOHN S. PADON, OF VESTPLAINS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH L. VAN VORMER, OF VESTPLAINS, MISSOURI.

SEWlNG-AWL.

SPEGIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,885, dated March 181902. Application tiled September 20, 1901. Serial No. 75,7511. (No model.)

To all whom ift 12mg/ concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN S. PADON, a citi Zen ot' the United States, residing at Westplains, in the county of Howell and State of Missouri, have invented a new and .useful Sewing-Awl, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to sewing-awls, and has for its object to provide an improved handoperated device oi this character which is especially adapted for use in sewing leather and in which the thread is always exposed to view, so that ^the operator may readily determine the amount of thread which is carried by the awl.

1t is furthermore designed to facilitate the application and removal of the needle and also to provide for rotatably mounting the threadcarrying spool upon the exterior of the handle of the awl and adjacent to the base of the needle, so that the thread may be conveniently engaged with the needle and also effectively fed thereto.

A further object is to employ common fastening means for connecting the needle to the handle of the awl and for preventing dis placement of the thread-spool, thereby to reduce the number of parts of the device, so as to materially simplify the same, and also to facilitate the application and removal ofthe needle and the thread'spool.

A final object is to provide simple and efiicient means for guiding the thread from the spool, so as to prevent tangling thereof, and also to arrange said guiding means to coperate with the thumb or one of the fingers of the operator for the purpose of placing the desired tension upon the thread, thereby to obviate too rapid `feeding of the latter.

Vith these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more Vfully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacriiicing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sewing-awl embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitu dinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the thread-carrying spool. Fig. a is a detail perspective view of the plate for su pporting one end ot the threadguide.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

Referring to the accompanying drawing 1 designates a common or ordinary form o'l' wooden awl-handle, which has its forward and enlarged end provided with a cylindrical reduced stem portion 2, into which is longitudinally driven the shank 3 of a needleclamp embodying a plurality of externallyscrew-threaded clamping-jaws 4, which project outwardly beyond the handle. These clamping-jaws are formed by splitting the outer end of the shank 3 in a common and well-known manner.

Upon the reduced stem portion 2 there is rotatably fitted a thread-carrying spool 5, which is provided with opposite end anges (3 and also having a tongue 7, to which one end of the thread 8 is connected, said thread being wound upon the spool in the usual manner.

A circular plate or washer 9 is loosely fitted upon the projected portions of the jaws 4 and lies against the outer end of the stem 2, there being a clamping-nut 10 iitted to the screwthreaded portion of the jaws and bearing against the plate il, solas to hold the same in place, and thereby prevent outward endwise displacement of the spool. One or more washers 11 may be interposed between the plate 9 and the nut 10. lAn ordinary form of grooved needle 12, having an outer terminal eye, has its angular shank portion clamped between the jaws 4:, so as to be replaced whenever desired, whereby the nut 10 has the double function of preventing displacement of the spool and also of holding the needle to the handle.

For guiding the free end of the thread as it passes from the spool to the eye of the needle, through which it is threaded in the usual manner, there is provided a iiat metallic strip 13, which has one end secured to the forward end portion of the handle 1, as indicated at 14, and projected outwardly therefrom across IOO the iianges of the spool, the outer end of the strip being provided with a lateral head or projection l5, which snugly engages the outer side of the adjacent edge portion of the plate 9, the latter having a seat for the reception of the outer end portion of the strip, preferably formed by a pair of projections 16, which snugly embrace the strip and prevent lateral movement' thereof. The intermediate portion of the guide-strip is provided with a perforation 17, through which the thread passes in an outward direction from the spool.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the spool is located at or adjacent to the base of the needle, whereby the thread has a comparatively short distance to travel from the spool to the needle, thus materially reducing the liability of the thread to become tangled. Moreover, the spool is always exposed to View, so that the amount of thread on the spool can be readily observed.

In the operation of the device the thumb or one finger is placed against the outer side of the thread-guide and over the perforation therein, thereby to clamp the thread between the guide and the finger, so as to place a tension thereon, and thereby obviate too rapid feeding of the thread without employing springs or otherAcomplicated tension devices.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is`

l. A sewing-awl, comprising a handle havi g aneedle-holder at one end thereof, and a thread-spool mounted externally upon said end of the handle and in substantially longitudinal alinement with the needle-holder.

2. A sewing-awl, comprising a handle having one end provided with a cylindrical stem, a needle-holder carried by the outer end of the stem, and a rotatable thread-spool mounted upon the stem in rear of the needle-holder and in substantiallylongitudinal alinement therewith.

3. A seWing-awl, comprising a handle having one end provided with a reduced cylindrieal stern, a needle-holder carried by the outer end of the stem, and a rotatable threadspool mounted upon the stem and in substantially longitudinalalinement with the needleholder.

4. Asewing-awl, comprisinga handle, needle-holding jaws projected at one end of the handle, a clamping device embracing the jaws, and a thread-spool mounted externally upon the handle and in substantially longitudinal alinement with respect to the needleholding jaws, the clamping device also forming means to prevent outward displacement of the spool. g

5. Asewing-awl, comprisinga handle,a plurality of externally-threaded needle-clamping jaws carried by and projected at one end of the handle, a thread-spool mounted externally upon said end of the handle and located inwardly .from and in substantially longitudinal alinement with respect to the projected jaws, and a clamping-nut detachably titted to the jaws and also forming means to prevent endwise displacement of the spool.

6. A sewing-awl, comprising a handle, a thread-spool mounted externally at one end thereof, means to prevent outward displacement of the spool and located at the outer end thereof, a thread-guide having its opposite ends supported upon the handle and the said means, and also provided with an intermediate perforation for the reception of the thread, and a needle-holder carried by the spool end of the handle.

7. A seWing-awl, comprising a handle, a thread-spool mounted at one end thereof, a stop device located at the outer end of the spool to prevent displacement thereof, and also provided with a seat, and a thread-guide having one end'connected to the handle and its opposite end received within the seat of the stop device, the intermediate portion of the guide being provided with an eye for the reception of the thread.

8. A sewing-awl, comprising a handle, a

.thread-spool mounted upon one end of the handle, a washer carried by the outer portion of said end of the handle to prevent displacement of the spool and provided with an edge notch or seat, and a thread-guide having one end secured to the handle and its opposite end received within the seat of the Washer and also provided with a lateral projection engagingacross the outer side of the washer, the intermediate portion of the guide bridging the spool and provided with an eye for the reception of the thread.

9. A sewing-awl, comprising a handle having one end provided with a reduced stem, a thread-spoolrotatably mounted upon the stem, externally-screw threaded needle holding jaws projected longitudinallyfrom said end of thehandle,awasherembracingthe base of said jaws and provided with an edge notch or seat, a clamping-nut applied to the threaded portions of the jaws, and a thread-guide having its inner end secured to the handle and its opposite end received within the notch or seat of the washer, and also provided with a lateral projection engaging the outer side of the washer, the intermediate portion of the guide bridging the spool and provided with a perforation for the reception ot' the thread.

l0. A sewing-awl, comprising a handle, an external rotatable thread-spool mounted upon the handle, and needle-holding means carried by one end of the handle and forming means to prevent accidental endwise displacement of the spool, the latter being disposed concentrically with respect to the needle-holding means.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN S. PADON.

Witnesses:

B. R. Wnsco'rtr, O. W. ORvIs.

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